Woman arrested after reported Addison Township shooting

An Addison Township man's former caregiver has been arraigned after Oakland County Sheriff's deputies believe she recently shot at the man's current caregiver in a local trailer park.

Kimberly Ann Trackwell, 47, of Taylor, pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of felony assault and firearms charges, of which she faces a potential 4-year penalty if convicted of a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.

The original incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. April 25, when local residents called the Oakland County Sheriff's Addison Township substation saying shots had been fired at a home on the 100 block of Thornapple Circle -- the home of a 67-year-old man who Trackwell and another woman had been caregivers for.

After investigating at the scene at the Hidden Lakes trailer park, responding deputies discovered that Trackwell had been the 67-year-old's caregiver more than 10 years ago, and claimed that she was currently his "medical advocate." The man is currently in critical condition at a local hospital and is not expected to return home.

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Trackwell told authorities that she believed the man's current caregiver -- a 45-year-old Addison Township resident -- was a drug addict who was stealing from the man's home.

That's not the only accusation.

The man's current caregiver also told authorities Trackwell used to bring the homeowner his medical marijuana.

According to the current caregiver, who reported she has been living at the man's home for the past four months, Trackwell was standing at the front of the man's home and fired shots at her as she was returning to the home. A nearby mobile home was struck by a bullet from the shots outside, said sheriff's Sgt. Robert Brudvig.

"(Trackwell) says she was trying to scare the current caregiver to get out," Brudvig said. "They knew each other."

Police reports indicate that Trackwell then followed the woman into the mobile home and fired three additional rounds. The victim said the gun was pointed at her, said Brudvig.

Trackwell left the area after the woman called authorities, but she was tracked and stopped by Addison Township substation deputies a short distance later on Rochester Road.

The officials said deputies confiscated a .25-caliber Beretta they found in the 47-year-old's vehicle. She told them it belonged to the 67-year-old man, and that it was a "drop gun," a term Sgt. Brudvig admits he has never heard.

Trackwell admitted to firing three or four shots inside the man's mobile home, said Brudvig.

Later, detectives ran a check on the handgun and discovered it was neither registered nor stolen. A further tracking request was submitted to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

On Monday, Rochester Hills District Court Magistrate Nicolas Carmago set Trackwell's bond at $50,000 cash or surety, with no 10 percent. Trackwell was also ordered to have no further contact with the 67-year-old's current caregiver.

Trackwell is scheduled to appear May 9 in front of District Judge Lisa Asadoorian for a preliminary exam conference.